Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Monk and Religious Leader

Fashun 法順

Attested AD 550 - AD 577

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fashun was a Monk and Religious Leader.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 577 夜有神光昭玄都法順請以奏聞
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 236
AD 561 to AD 565 帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 79

Career and standing

Director of Zhaoxuan 昭玄都
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 236-238

Places and affiliations

Organization Zhaoxuan Abbey / Buddhist registry 昭玄都 · Relation Office holder
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 79
Organization Zhaoxuan 昭玄 · Relation Office holder
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 236-237

Learning and skills

Belief Buddhism 佛法 · Relation Adherent of
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 236-237

Events and relationships

Asked that divine night light be reported to the throne
Ritual · Reporter
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 236
Asked to report Buddha tooth
AD 561 to AD 565 帝 · Political · Petitioner · With Xiaowan (孝琬) · Outcome Xiaowan refused
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 79

Source notes

various editions read 照室 for 昭玄; Beishi has 照 alone; editors restore 昭玄
Field office-title · Source Work Beishi juan 52 北史卷五二
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 236, 239

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 11Volume 11 Biographies 3: Six Princes of Wenxiang · 2 passages

昭玄都法順請以奏聞，不從。 Fashun of Zhaoxuan Abbey asked to report it to the throne; he would not consent.

夜有神光昭玄都法順請以奏聞諸本「昭」作「照室」二字，北史卷五二單作「照」。 On "At night there was divine light; Zhaoxuan Director Fashun asked that it be reported to the throne": various editions read the two characters Zhaoshi for Zhaoxuan; Beishi juan 52 has Zhao alone.